Multiple intracranial tuberculomas in an elderly patient: A central nervous system tuberculosis case in the emergency department.
Mehrdad FarrokhniaHanieh MirkamaliSeyed Danial AlizadehMohammad Rezaei Zadeh RukerdPublished in: Clinical case reports (2024)
A 67-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 7-day history of fever, malaise, myalgia, headache, and a seizure episode. Physical examination showed stable vital signs but a fever. Laboratory tests indicated leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytosis, and elevated inflammatory markers. Imaging revealed multiple intracranial lesions, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis confirmed the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The patient responded well to anti-tuberculosis therapy, showing significant clinical improvement within 8 weeks.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- cerebrospinal fluid
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- case report
- adverse drug
- hiv aids
- high resolution
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- optic nerve
- stem cells
- single cell
- mass spectrometry
- bone marrow
- optical coherence tomography
- photodynamic therapy
- community dwelling
- data analysis
- fluorescence imaging
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy